how do demon armies do below 2000 points? everything seems to revolve around the greater demons and barring a few units everything else seems much less powerful.
for example khorne
bloodthirster - evil devil creature that eats armies for breakfast
blood letters - toughness 3 and naked
The greater daemons are real power houses, but then again the rest of the army isn't that nice either, true bloodletters are only T3 but str 5 and killing blow and a 5++. Pink horrors are wizards and plaguebearers with a herald just don't die. All the heralds (save Slaanesh) are pretty damned impressive, as are flesh hounds and flamers.
And thats the problem, while there are units that aren't that great in the daemon army book, you can completely avoid them and just take the good stuff. IE a greater daemon, a few heralds, pink horrors or plaguebearers, some flesh hounds and flamers and maybe a unit or two of furies and walla, a nasty nasty army.
Quote:how do demon armies do below 2000 points? everything seems to revolve around the greater demons and barring a few units everything else seems much less powerful.
I have played against a few 'No Greater Daemon' lists at 2k, they are still very hard. The main problem is the sheer number of fast, multiple attack units they can bring. For armies with a fair number of war machines and/or medium units they are a nightmare. I would imagine they would suffer a little against armies with super heavy units like Steam Tanks/Engines, plus the lack of a Ld 9 general is also noticeable. They tend to do badly against VCs in my experience, as its generally the Greater Daemons that give us headaches. As mentioned already, the fact that you can mix and match gods freely means they are invariably a combination of the best troops.
Quote:Bloodthirster can't have siren, thats pretty much only for the Keeper of Secrets, and the keeper would be hard pressed to survive Kairos' magic phase up close.
Herald with Siren Song on Steed of Slaanesh moves up 20" with the Thirster in base contact, Sirens Kairos in and splat. That tactic is one of the reasons why 'The' GT Bloodthirster list is so powerful. Didn't stop a Kairos list winning the recent GT Heats mind.
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Quote:Bloodthirster can't have siren, thats pretty much only for the Keeper of Secrets, and the keeper would be hard pressed to survive Kairos' magic phase up close.
Herald with Siren Song on Steed of Slaanesh moves up 20" with the Thirster in base contact, Sirens Kairos in and splat. That tactic is one of the reasons why 'The' GT Bloodthirster list is so powerful. Didn't stop a Kairos list winning the recent GT Heats mind.
